NFL Underdog Pick for Week 1
September 8th 2010 - Special K            

Pittsburgh Steelers (+2.5) vs Atlanta Falcons

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Troy Polamalu is back! and he's sporting a million dollar insurance policy on his hair.
Aaron Smith is also back and his defense should be good enough to carry the Steelers to a 1-0 start.  Go completely against the consensus who think the Steelers don't have a chance because Big Ben is out. A conservative offensive game plan combined with a play making defense will be enough for the Steelers to get by in this one. The Falcons had one decent road win last season against the New York Jets where they squeaked out a 10-7 win as Jay Feely missed 2 field goals and Sanchez threw 3 INTs. However, playing in Pittsburgh on opening day is a whole another story for the Falcons. It will be too much for them to overcome.

Let me also toss in a little fact that the Steelers are 7-0 straight up in their last 7 home openers.

Take the Steelers to win outright